THE SEED
“Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.”1 Peter 3:9 ESV
The opening scripture above can only be fulfilled by brethren with the mind of Christ. It takes a Spirit-filled individual to bless and not curse or insult back when they receive the same from others and that is what we’re called to do. We are not to retaliate against evil with evil, but rather bless in return. When insults are being hauled at us for nothing that we have done wrong, as Christians, we are to take it with grace with no intention of retaliation. Let our response show people that we belong to Christ and when we can do things like this without regret, then we can be sure that we are growing as Christians. Can I do this? Yes, I can do all things through Christ’s strength. Determine to genuinely pray to God to forgive people that mistreat you, like Elder Stephen.
PRAYER
Lord, I desire to have a mature heart that repays evil with blessing, grant to me in Jesus’ name. Amen
BIBLE READINGS: Acts 7:54-60
MASE GBA ESAN
IRUGBIN NAA
“E mase fi buburu san buburu tabi fi eebu san eebu, sugbon kaka bee, e maa sure, nitori eyi li a pe yin si, ki eyin ki o le jogun ibukun.” – I Peter 3:9
Kiki awon ti o ni okan ti Kristi nikan ni o le mu iwe kika ti o bere eko yii se. Eni ti o ba kun fun Emi Mimo nikan ni o le maa bukun ki o ma si sepe tabi da eebu pada nigba ti won ba bu
won tabi ti won sepe fun won, eyi si ni a pe wa si. A ko gbodo fi ibi san ibi sugbon ki a sure fun won. Bi won ba n bu wa nigba ti a ko jebi, gege bi kristeni, o ye ki a fi oore ofe gbaa, ki a ma si lero lati gbesan. E je ki idahun wa ki o fihan awon eniyan wipe ti Kristi li awa nse. Ti a ba ti le se awon nkan bayi lai kabamo re, o daju pe a ti dagba ninu igbagbo. Mo ha le se eyi bi? Beeni, mo le se ohun gbogbo nipa agbara Kristi. Pinnu lati gbadura pe ki Olorun dariji awon ti o ti wu iwa buburu si o, gege bi Alagba Stefani.
ADURA
Oluwa, mo fe ki n ni okan ti o dagba ninu emi, ti n fi ire san ibi, fi fun mi ni Oruko Jesu. Amin
BIBELI KIKA: Ise Awon Aposteli 7: 54-60